LOT 3941
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 1(?) (AD 698/9). Constantinople mint.
Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear / Large K; cross above, date across field. Cf. DOC 12; SB 1368. Very Fine.(3.90gr, 26mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 6 (AD 587/8). Nicomedia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
[∂] N ᙏ[...]]RI P P, crowned and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M; cross above, A N N O ς (date) across field; A below, N[IK]O in exergue. DOC 96a; SB 512. 8.89gr, 29mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 33 (AD 559/60). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif; cross to right / Large M; A N N O X X X III (date) across field, cross above, Γ below; THЧP' (star).in exergue. DOC 229c; SB 222. 19.34gr, 35mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Heraclius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 610-641. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M between A N N O and [date; officina letter below, mintmark in exergue]. Cf. SB 804. 10.04gr, 29mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck on Follis of Theoupolis (Antioch).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
